How to enchant items with commands in Minecraft

Hold the item and type /enchant @p minecraft:sharpness 5 in chat as an operator. It stays within the normal level and compatibility limits.

enchant

Adds an enchantment to the item a player or mob is holding, within the normal level and compatibility limits.

/enchant <targets> <enchantment> [<level>]

Examples

/enchant @p minecraft:sharpness 5

Adds Sharpness V to the nearest player's held item.

/enchant Steve minecraft:mending

Adds Mending to Steve's held item.

Arguments

targetsRequired: Players or mobs holding the item.
enchantmentRequired: Enchantment ID, for example minecraft:sharpness.
levelOptional: Enchantment level. Defaults to 1.

What it does

Applies an enchantment to the item in the main hand. It refuses levels above the enchantment's maximum, items the enchantment does not fit, and enchantments that conflict with ones already on the item. To go beyond those limits, give the item with an enchantments component using give instead.

Good to know

Needs operator permission level 2.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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